Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Morocco's Olympic Team at Opening Ceremony

The Olympic opening ceremony saw the lifting of the Moroccan flag with the sounds of the national anthem, in the presence of the Moroccan ambassador to South Korea, Chafik Rachadi, Nawal El Moutawakil, member of the International Olympic Committee and Majd Chaqroun, president of the Moroccan delegation.

The mayor of the village Olympic, Ryu Seung-min welcomed the Moroccan delegation. The the Moroccan team is composed of the athletes Adam Lamhamedi (alpine skiing) and Samir Azzimani (cross-country skiing), and coaches Noureddine Bouchaal and Denis Boissière and technician Sami Latif. They are accompanied by the vice-president of the Moroccan National Olympic Committee, Kamal Lahlou, the director of sports at the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Azeroual, and the director of the Moroccan National Olympic Committee, Amine Kouam.

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